service station

Japanese: service station(英語表記)servicestation
service station

…Traditionally, they were called gas stations or gas stations, but in recent times, because of the wide range of business activities, they are called service stations (abbreviated as SS). Gas station is a Japanese-English word, and in English it is called gas station or service station. Gas stations in Japan became widespread along with the remarkable spread of passenger cars. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "service station" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…従来は,ガソリン・スタンド,あるいは給油所と呼ばれていたが,最近はこのように業務内容が多岐にわたっているので,サービス・ステーション(SSと略称される)と呼ばれている。ガソリン・スタンドは和製英語で,英語ではgas stationあるいはservice stationという。日本のガソリン・スタンドは乗用車の著しい普及とともに普及した。…

※「service station」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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